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Oct. 25, 2017—If you’re concerned that “porch pirates” will steal delivered packages from your doorstep, Amazon.com has a solution—let its couriers enter your home to deliver the packages while you’re away.

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Oct. 17, 2017—Consumers will be hurt by the Trump administration’s moves to change the Affordable Care Act (ACA), experts tell us. The only questions are by how much and whether that will change in the years ahead.

Nov. 17, 2016—Further evidence that no matter how bad that it gets when it comes to air travel, it always could get worse comes to us through United Airlines’ announcement of a reduced-fare class that comes with restrictions attached—the biggest being a limit on the size of carry-on luggage.

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Oct. 25, 2017—If you’re concerned that “porch pirates” will steal delivered packages from your doorstep, Amazon.com has a solution—let its couriers enter your home to deliver the packages while you’re away.

The results of a study that was published May 2017 in the journal Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases show that patients should get a more thorough evaluation after they undergo Roux-en-Y gastric bypass weight-loss surgery, even years later, to help to prevent them from developing alcohol abuse or alcoholism.

A review of research on the effects of diet, nutrition and physical activity on breast cancer that was conducted by American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) in May 2017 found that women who drink alcohol regularly should cut back.

A new tool that’s used to provide you with additional information about your body composition and weight distribution is a more accurate indication of health compared with a measurement that has been used by health-care professionals for years, its developers say.

Those who have vision problems that can’t be corrected by a single eyeglass prescription have to rely on bifocals, trifocals or progressive lenses, so they don’t have to juggle multiple pairs of eyeglasses.

Flu season is not too far off, and the results of new research into flu vaccines apply to people who have boils and cellulitis on their skin that are caused by staphylococcus aureus in conjunction with atopic dermatitis: Your response to a flu vaccine that’s injected into the skin (intradermal) might be reduced compared with your response if you didn’t have that skin condition.

Medical experts know that wearable devices, such as fitness trackers, can collect a person’s health data, including your heart rate and oxygen level, but researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine discovered that the devices also can detect signs that indicate when a wearer becomes ill.

If your yoga instructor suggests that you bring your cat or dog to your next session, you should know that a clinical, sport and performance psychologist whom we interviewed believes that it’s possible that you can benefit from your pet’s presence when you exercise.